Whatcom-Skagit Branch is the chartered IWW organization in NW Washington. We welcome your membership, if you meet all of the following conditions:
- You are a worker, salary or hourly, employed or not, in any industry (NO an employers);
- You agree to abide by the IWW Constitution and regulations of this organization;
- You agree to study the IWW’s principles and make yourself acquainted with its purposes.; and
- you are not law enforcement; and
- you don’t make your principal income from rentals.
We want you! Join the IWW and help us create the One Big Union of all workers.
Join IWW by contacting a delegate- write to bellingham@iww.com. We have delegates in Bellingham, Mount Vernon, and on Orcas Island. If you live outside our area, find a local branch or join online at iww.org
The Industrial Workers of the World is a membership organization. Monthly dues are determined by your income. All members have equal rights: election of officers, votes in meetings and union-wide referenda. Members who are in good standing (dues paid up and a member for a particular amount of time depending on the office) are eligible for office.
Dues structure:
- Minimum Dues = $11.00 (US) per month – if you make less than $2,000.00 (US) per month;
- Regular Dues = $22.00 (US) per month – if you make between $2,000.00-$3,500.00 (US) per month;
- Maximum Dues = $33.00 (US) per month – if you make more than $3,500.00 (US) per month.
- Initiation fee is payable only one time, and is equal to your dues.
Once you become a member of the IWW, you are expected to keep your membership dues current. You must pay your dues to an IWW delegate.
Delegates are dues paying members of the IWW elected by their branch, shop, industrial union, or appointed “at large” where no IWW branch, shop, or local industrial union office currently exists. You may pay dues for as many months in advance as you wish.
The best way to maintain your dues is to stay in touch with a Bellingham IWW delegate.
Your red IWW membership card with monthly dues stamps is the ultimate record of your dues payments.
Industrial Workers of the World Whatcom-Skagit Branch 
I am 73 years old and I want to join the IWW because I’ve never had a chance to join a Union and the IWW is the best.
We are retired. My husband is blind. Is there a way a could join for reduced dues?
Solidarity
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Ms. Findley. There is a place for you in the IWW and we would love to have you, assuming you meet the qualifications above. there is a reduced rate of $6 for folks who are on a fixed income or unable to work. Please write us at bellingham@iww.org for more information. Yours for the One Big Union, D. Tucker, Secretary, Whatcom-Skagit Branch, IWW
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